Formula 1 Thread
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JiMMy 85 said:Stu_of_Kunming said:JiMMy 85 said:Addickted2TheReds said:JiMMy 85 said:Addickted2TheReds said:Yep, torn emotions.
Funny because it was Ferrari/shame for Leclerc.
Touch for Hamilton - one of the most underappreciated British sportsmen with Ronnie O'Sullivan IMO.
Snooker is one of the hardest sports there is. 147... absolute joke. Complete respect for the guys on tour. Ronnie however is a freak of nature in the Messi/Ronaldo/Federer/Kohli mould.
Its hard to to define precisely what a sport is, but to me, if you can smoke and drink while you’re playing, which snooker players literally did for many years.... well it’s not really a sport. I don’t dare question anybody enjoying watching the game, I just don’t think Ronnie is a sporting hero. Comparing him to Messi is hilarious to me.
I could spend the next ten years practicing darts or snooker every day, and by the time I am 50, I suspect I would be pretty decent and capable of giving some pro players a decent game.
But if I spent that time learning to drive around a racetrack or kicking a football, I absolutely wouldn't be able to play even close to professional level, let alone like Messi, or indeed handle an F1 car which is an insanely hard thing to drive. Not to mention physically exhausting.5 -
Addickted2TheReds said:JiMMy 85 said:Stu_of_Kunming said:JiMMy 85 said:Addickted2TheReds said:JiMMy 85 said:Addickted2TheReds said:Yep, torn emotions.
Funny because it was Ferrari/shame for Leclerc.
Touch for Hamilton - one of the most underappreciated British sportsmen with Ronnie O'Sullivan IMO.
Snooker is one of the hardest sports there is. 147... absolute joke. Complete respect for the guys on tour. Ronnie however is a freak of nature in the Messi/Ronaldo/Federer/Kohli mould.
Its hard to to define precisely what a sport is, but to me, if you can smoke and drink while you’re playing, which snooker players literally did for many years.... well it’s not really a sport. I don’t dare question anybody enjoying watching the game, I just don’t think Ronnie is a sporting hero. Comparing him to Messi is hilarious to me.
I could spend the next ten years practicing darts or snooker every day, and by the time I am 50, I suspect I would be pretty decent and capable of giving some pro players a decent game.
But if I spent that time learning to drive around a racetrack or kicking a football, I absolutely wouldn't be able to play even close to professional level, let alone like Messi, or indeed handle an F1 car which is an insanely hard thing to drive. Not to mention physically exhausting.3 -
Carter said:Addickted2TheReds said:JiMMy 85 said:Stu_of_Kunming said:JiMMy 85 said:Addickted2TheReds said:JiMMy 85 said:Addickted2TheReds said:Yep, torn emotions.
Funny because it was Ferrari/shame for Leclerc.
Touch for Hamilton - one of the most underappreciated British sportsmen with Ronnie O'Sullivan IMO.
Snooker is one of the hardest sports there is. 147... absolute joke. Complete respect for the guys on tour. Ronnie however is a freak of nature in the Messi/Ronaldo/Federer/Kohli mould.
Its hard to to define precisely what a sport is, but to me, if you can smoke and drink while you’re playing, which snooker players literally did for many years.... well it’s not really a sport. I don’t dare question anybody enjoying watching the game, I just don’t think Ronnie is a sporting hero. Comparing him to Messi is hilarious to me.
I could spend the next ten years practicing darts or snooker every day, and by the time I am 50, I suspect I would be pretty decent and capable of giving some pro players a decent game.
But if I spent that time learning to drive around a racetrack or kicking a football, I absolutely wouldn't be able to play even close to professional level, let alone like Messi, or indeed handle an F1 car which is an insanely hard thing to drive. Not to mention physically exhausting.
You could certainly hone a good technique with extensive practice - but competing for money as a professional is more about what's going on between the ears.0 -
Addickted2TheReds said:JiMMy 85 said:Stu_of_Kunming said:JiMMy 85 said:Addickted2TheReds said:JiMMy 85 said:Addickted2TheReds said:Yep, torn emotions.
Funny because it was Ferrari/shame for Leclerc.
Touch for Hamilton - one of the most underappreciated British sportsmen with Ronnie O'Sullivan IMO.
Snooker is one of the hardest sports there is. 147... absolute joke. Complete respect for the guys on tour. Ronnie however is a freak of nature in the Messi/Ronaldo/Federer/Kohli mould.
Its hard to to define precisely what a sport is, but to me, if you can smoke and drink while you’re playing, which snooker players literally did for many years.... well it’s not really a sport. I don’t dare question anybody enjoying watching the game, I just don’t think Ronnie is a sporting hero. Comparing him to Messi is hilarious to me.
I could spend the next ten years practicing darts or snooker every day, and by the time I am 50, I suspect I would be pretty decent and capable of giving some pro players a decent game.
But if I spent that time learning to drive around a racetrack or kicking a football, I absolutely wouldn't be able to play even close to professional level, let alone like Messi, or indeed handle an F1 car which is an insanely hard thing to drive. Not to mention physically exhausting.
So yes, he really, really did. Sure, he had some base skills, but it was relentless practice that made him competitive.
Comparing that to the talent of Lionel Messi is laughably ridiculous.
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JiMMy 85 said:Addickted2TheReds said:JiMMy 85 said:Stu_of_Kunming said:JiMMy 85 said:Addickted2TheReds said:JiMMy 85 said:Addickted2TheReds said:Yep, torn emotions.
Funny because it was Ferrari/shame for Leclerc.
Touch for Hamilton - one of the most underappreciated British sportsmen with Ronnie O'Sullivan IMO.
Snooker is one of the hardest sports there is. 147... absolute joke. Complete respect for the guys on tour. Ronnie however is a freak of nature in the Messi/Ronaldo/Federer/Kohli mould.
Its hard to to define precisely what a sport is, but to me, if you can smoke and drink while you’re playing, which snooker players literally did for many years.... well it’s not really a sport. I don’t dare question anybody enjoying watching the game, I just don’t think Ronnie is a sporting hero. Comparing him to Messi is hilarious to me.
I could spend the next ten years practicing darts or snooker every day, and by the time I am 50, I suspect I would be pretty decent and capable of giving some pro players a decent game.
But if I spent that time learning to drive around a racetrack or kicking a football, I absolutely wouldn't be able to play even close to professional level, let alone like Messi, or indeed handle an F1 car which is an insanely hard thing to drive. Not to mention physically exhausting.
So yes, he really, really did. Sure, he had some base skills, but it was relentless practice that made him competitive.
Comparing that to the talent of Lionel Messi is laughably ridiculous.
I compared Ronnie O'Sullivan.
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To be fair, he compared one particular person to Messi, not any old snooker/darts player.
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Ok fair enough, I can rephrase!
Comparing any snooker player to Lionel Messi is laughably ridiculous.0 -
JiMMy 85 said:Addickted2TheReds said:JiMMy 85 said:Stu_of_Kunming said:JiMMy 85 said:Addickted2TheReds said:JiMMy 85 said:Addickted2TheReds said:Yep, torn emotions.
Funny because it was Ferrari/shame for Leclerc.
Touch for Hamilton - one of the most underappreciated British sportsmen with Ronnie O'Sullivan IMO.
Snooker is one of the hardest sports there is. 147... absolute joke. Complete respect for the guys on tour. Ronnie however is a freak of nature in the Messi/Ronaldo/Federer/Kohli mould.
Its hard to to define precisely what a sport is, but to me, if you can smoke and drink while you’re playing, which snooker players literally did for many years.... well it’s not really a sport. I don’t dare question anybody enjoying watching the game, I just don’t think Ronnie is a sporting hero. Comparing him to Messi is hilarious to me.
I could spend the next ten years practicing darts or snooker every day, and by the time I am 50, I suspect I would be pretty decent and capable of giving some pro players a decent game.
But if I spent that time learning to drive around a racetrack or kicking a football, I absolutely wouldn't be able to play even close to professional level, let alone like Messi, or indeed handle an F1 car which is an insanely hard thing to drive. Not to mention physically exhausting.
So yes, he really, really did. Sure, he had some base skills, but it was relentless practice that made him competitive.
Comparing that to the talent of Lionel Messi is laughably ridiculous.0 -
JiMMy 85 said:MuttleyCAFC said:Exiled_Addick said:DamoNorthStand said:ForeverAddickted said:Some how won his first race of the season today @ Bahrain but showed his absolute class with his radio communication to his team whilst on his victory lap by expressing his disappointment for Leclerc who was clearly going to win himself until he had an engine problem - Certainly see the youngster from Monaco causing problems for Ferrari | Vettel | Hamilton this season!!
Yes it was a class response.
Also hilarious to see Vettel shit the bed in wheel to wheel combat with Lewis.
Yet again.
Vettel was in the right car at the right time during that blown diffuser era at Red Bull, and was very lucky to have a fairly average driver for a teammate in Mark Webber.
As as soon as Danny Ric showed up at Red Bull Vettel was getting shown up. He dominated Kimi at Ferrari, but Kimi has been even more average than Webber was since coming back from Rallying.
I fully expect LeClerc is going to show him up in just the same way that Ricciardo did. I’d say Vettel is probably the 5th fastest driver on the grid, at best. He’s increasingly hot headed and cracking whenever he’s put under any pressure too.Exiled_Addick said:DamoNorthStand said:ForeverAddickted said:Some how won his first race of the season today @ Bahrain but showed his absolute class with his radio communication to his team whilst on his victory lap by expressing his disappointment for Leclerc who was clearly going to win himself until he had an engine problem - Certainly see the youngster from Monaco causing problems for Ferrari | Vettel | Hamilton this season!!
Yes it was a class response.
Also hilarious to see Vettel shit the bed in wheel to wheel combat with Lewis.
Yet again.
Vettel was in the right car at the right time during that blown diffuser era at Red Bull, and was very lucky to have a fairly average driver for a teammate in Mark Webber.
As as soon as Danny Ric showed up at Red Bull Vettel was getting shown up. He dominated Kimi at Ferrari, but Kimi has been even more average than Webber was since coming back from Rallying.
I fully expect LeClerc is going to show him up in just the same way that Ricciardo did. I’d say Vettel is probably the 5th fastest driver on the grid, at best. He’s increasingly hot headed and cracking whenever he’s put under any pressure too.
After he won his last title, he seemed to be quite laid back and I grew to like him more. He was gracious in defeat (I guess he knew he'd had some good times and perhaps they'd come back again). But he's increasingly getting frazzled and losing his cool in crucial moments. This weekend he and Hamilton were running at similar speed, which hasn't happened too often, and what happened to Vettel was quite revealing.
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Carter said:Addickted2TheReds said:JiMMy 85 said:Stu_of_Kunming said:JiMMy 85 said:Addickted2TheReds said:JiMMy 85 said:Addickted2TheReds said:Yep, torn emotions.
Funny because it was Ferrari/shame for Leclerc.
Touch for Hamilton - one of the most underappreciated British sportsmen with Ronnie O'Sullivan IMO.
Snooker is one of the hardest sports there is. 147... absolute joke. Complete respect for the guys on tour. Ronnie however is a freak of nature in the Messi/Ronaldo/Federer/Kohli mould.
Its hard to to define precisely what a sport is, but to me, if you can smoke and drink while you’re playing, which snooker players literally did for many years.... well it’s not really a sport. I don’t dare question anybody enjoying watching the game, I just don’t think Ronnie is a sporting hero. Comparing him to Messi is hilarious to me.
I could spend the next ten years practicing darts or snooker every day, and by the time I am 50, I suspect I would be pretty decent and capable of giving some pro players a decent game.
But if I spent that time learning to drive around a racetrack or kicking a football, I absolutely wouldn't be able to play even close to professional level, let alone like Messi, or indeed handle an F1 car which is an insanely hard thing to drive. Not to mention physically exhausting.0 - Sponsored links:
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Exiled_Addick said:JiMMy 85 said:MuttleyCAFC said:Exiled_Addick said:DamoNorthStand said:ForeverAddickted said:Some how won his first race of the season today @ Bahrain but showed his absolute class with his radio communication to his team whilst on his victory lap by expressing his disappointment for Leclerc who was clearly going to win himself until he had an engine problem - Certainly see the youngster from Monaco causing problems for Ferrari | Vettel | Hamilton this season!!
Yes it was a class response.
Also hilarious to see Vettel shit the bed in wheel to wheel combat with Lewis.
Yet again.
Vettel was in the right car at the right time during that blown diffuser era at Red Bull, and was very lucky to have a fairly average driver for a teammate in Mark Webber.
As as soon as Danny Ric showed up at Red Bull Vettel was getting shown up. He dominated Kimi at Ferrari, but Kimi has been even more average than Webber was since coming back from Rallying.
I fully expect LeClerc is going to show him up in just the same way that Ricciardo did. I’d say Vettel is probably the 5th fastest driver on the grid, at best. He’s increasingly hot headed and cracking whenever he’s put under any pressure too.Exiled_Addick said:DamoNorthStand said:ForeverAddickted said:Some how won his first race of the season today @ Bahrain but showed his absolute class with his radio communication to his team whilst on his victory lap by expressing his disappointment for Leclerc who was clearly going to win himself until he had an engine problem - Certainly see the youngster from Monaco causing problems for Ferrari | Vettel | Hamilton this season!!
Yes it was a class response.
Also hilarious to see Vettel shit the bed in wheel to wheel combat with Lewis.
Yet again.
Vettel was in the right car at the right time during that blown diffuser era at Red Bull, and was very lucky to have a fairly average driver for a teammate in Mark Webber.
As as soon as Danny Ric showed up at Red Bull Vettel was getting shown up. He dominated Kimi at Ferrari, but Kimi has been even more average than Webber was since coming back from Rallying.
I fully expect LeClerc is going to show him up in just the same way that Ricciardo did. I’d say Vettel is probably the 5th fastest driver on the grid, at best. He’s increasingly hot headed and cracking whenever he’s put under any pressure too.
After he won his last title, he seemed to be quite laid back and I grew to like him more. He was gracious in defeat (I guess he knew he'd had some good times and perhaps they'd come back again). But he's increasingly getting frazzled and losing his cool in crucial moments. This weekend he and Hamilton were running at similar speed, which hasn't happened too often, and what happened to Vettel was quite revealing.0 -
I thought that the organisers of F1 were trying to make the sport more competitive. Hadn't realised that Mercedes had the 1-2 in all four races so far which doesn't exactly suggest that they are succeeding does it?0
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Ferrari have messed up with team orders and had engine issues preventing LeClerc from winning in Bahrain.
I think it's close between both teams, alot closer than the results so far have shown3 -
Fifth consecutive Mercedes 1-2. I thought Ferrari were supposed to be competitive this year?
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That was so, so boring.1
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I've got to agree with Jimmy, one of the most boring "races" I have ever seen. Apart from the drag race to the first corner Hamilton was never challenged, he is the best but the others are a long way back.
But I never get bored of seeing Ferrari doing everything possible to screw up. They are supposed to be the racing team but the Sky commentators seem to know strategy better.
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charltonkeston said:
I've got to agree with Jimmy, one of the most boring "races" I have ever seen. Apart from the drag race to the first corner Hamilton was never challenged, he is the best but the others are a long way back.
But I never get bored of seeing Ferrari doing everything possible to screw up. They are supposed to be the racing team but the Sky commentators seem to know strategy better.
The apparent indecision yesterday was ridiculous and I (almost, but not quite seriously) think they may have put LeClerc on a different tyre strategy purely to give themselves a justification for any team orders they may have wanted to make later. And even that was a cock up due to the safety car coming out.
Admittedly, the race was dull, but Ferrari cock ups are helping the viewing experience.
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Likes of Hamilton and Sterling really are bastards arent they!!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-48258777
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ForeverAddickted said:Likes of Hamilton and Sterling really are bastards arent they!!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-48258777
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ForeverAddickted said:Likes of Hamilton and Sterling really are bastards arent they!!
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-surrey-48258777
Well done that F1 team and Lewis Hamilton. It was a lovely kind gesture towards a young terminally ill lad.
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Oh shit.....why did I open that......well I guess it was inevitable.
Poor little fella......good man Lewis and the Mercedes Team.1 -
Ferrari dropping yet another bollock.
Charles LeClerc getting knocked out in Q1. By Vettel, ironically.
No reason for him not to do an extra run, but they chose not to. It’s like their team is being run by Frank Spencer.
It’s his home race too, so he is furious.
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I'd like us to sign CJ Hamilton of Mansfield.1
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Ferryman said:I'd like us to sign CJ Hamilton of Mansfield.0
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Controversy today. Vettel given 5sec penalty for ‘unsafe reentry’ during the race.
Leading by 2 secs at the mo, so might hand the victory to Hamilton.
This one will be talked about for a while.0 -
Feel a bit sorry for him but he did impede Lewis when he returned to the track.
Ferrari would be screaming like bitches if it was the other way around.1 -
I’m torn on this one. The footage is inconclusive to me. I do think he could’ve done more (after making a mistake) to avoid squeezing Hamilton out, but I don’t think it’s clear enough to penalise.
I want Hamilton to win, so I’m pleased, but it does seem to have ruined the race.
Having said that, Vettel saying “They’re stealing the win from us” makes him sound like a spoilt brat. I would say that losing control at the chicane where the incident happened is what lost you the race, mate.1 -
Vettel still complaining.
”It’s not fair”
Maybe not, but like I say, it was your mistake.
Pete Bonnington (Hamilton’s engineer) just said to Lewis:
”Great drive, you forced the mistake, well done”
Hamilton responded:
”Not the way I’d want to win, but we’ll done everyone”.
Both of them absolutely spot on in my opinion.2 -
lordromford said:I’m torn on this one. The footage is inconclusive to me. I do think he could’ve done more (after making a mistake) to avoid squeezing Hamilton out, but I don’t think it’s clear enough to penalise.
I want Hamilton to win, so I’m pleased, but it does seem to have ruined the race.
Having said that, Vettel saying “They’re stealing the win from us” makes him sound like a spoilt brat. I would say that losing control at the chicane where the incident happened is what lost you the race, mate.0 -
Leeds_Addick said:lordromford said:I’m torn on this one. The footage is inconclusive to me. I do think he could’ve done more (after making a mistake) to avoid squeezing Hamilton out, but I don’t think it’s clear enough to penalise.
I want Hamilton to win, so I’m pleased, but it does seem to have ruined the race.
Having said that, Vettel saying “They’re stealing the win from us” makes him sound like a spoilt brat. I would say that losing control at the chicane where the incident happened is what lost you the race, mate.
I do think it was harsh.
Having said all that, Vettel’s histrionics at the end are starting to piss me off. Grow up you big baby.2